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the church at San Mateo Ixtatán
Just below the village are the unrestored ruins of
Wajxaklajunh,
which look out to a
valley and surrounding mountain ridges. There are a few temples, some stelae, and a ball
court.
Hotels here are very basic. If you should find yourself needing to spend the night here,
head to
Hotel Ixtateco
(tel. 7756-6586), which at the very least has hot water.
A good source of information on San Mateo is the website of the Ixtatán Foundation
(
www.ixtatan.org
)
, a development organization that has helped the town build its very first
high school and has a variety of other projects in the works. It also runs an Internet café,
Wajxaklajunh.com
,
charging about $1 per hour.
Barillas
The road out of San Mateo Ixtatán heads east and descends 28 kilometers to the ladino
frontiertownofBarillas,whichliesataboutthesamealtitudeasGuatemalaCity.Thetown
itself is fairly unremarkable, though it's interesting in that it borders the Ixcán wilderness
